Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2027 earnings estimates for W.W. Grainger in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $12.81 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $12.77. The consensus estimate for W.W. Grainger’s current full-year earnings is $46.17 per share.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $11.30 by $0.71. W.W. Grainger had a net margin of 9.92% and a return on equity of 48.73%. The company had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $9.97 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 45.500-47.250 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on GWW. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on W.W. Grainger from $1,300.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Weiss Ratings raised W.W. Grainger from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Stephens lowered shares of W.W. Grainger from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $1,355.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of W.W. Grainger from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of W.W. Grainger from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, W.W. Grainger presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,286.62.

W.W. Grainger Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of GWW stock opened at $1,307.51 on Monday. W.W. Grainger has a twelve month low of $906.52 and a twelve month high of $1,419.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,341.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,236.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Trading of W.W. Grainger

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GWW. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of W.W. Grainger by 46.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 320 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of W.W. Grainger by 18.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,851 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,816,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of W.W. Grainger by 169.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,826 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,980,000 after purchasing an additional 2,407 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new stake in W.W. Grainger during the second quarter worth approximately $208,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in W.W. Grainger by 35.2% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 41,388 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,051,000 after purchasing an additional 10,784 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.70% of the company’s stock.

W.W. Grainger Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th were paid a dividend of $2.49 per share. This represents a $9.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. W.W. Grainger’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.40%.

About W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc (NYSE: GWW) is an industrial supply distributor founded in 1927 and headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company supplies maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services to businesses, institutions and government customers. Over its long history Grainger has developed a broad product assortment and a national distribution network that supports operations across a range of end markets, including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, transportation and public sector organizations.

Grainger’s product portfolio spans core categories such as electrical and lighting, safety and personal protective equipment, material handling, motors and power transmission, plumbing and HVAC, fasteners and adhesives, hand and power tools, and janitorial and facility supplies.